3 research outputs found
The Opportunity of Now: Adopting Open Educational Resources in the Sociology Classroom and Beyond
No full textThere is no better time than now fort sociologists to adopt open educational resources (OER), and sociology as a discipline is well positioned to lead. Adopting OER takes seriously the well-documented financial challenges faced by many students, supports classroom and campus goals of equity and inclusion, and allows for increased instructor flexibility. However, OER are not without their difficulties and limitations. This conversation article suggests four ways for instructors to begin or advance their utilization of OER. Ask your librarian, start with an open textbook, join the existing OER conversation, and incorporate OER within one\u27s broader commitment to inclusive and empathetic pedagogy
Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-85-453-1787: Sperry Rand Corporation; Great Neck, New York
No full textIn response to a request from the International Union of Electrical workers, an evaluation was conducted at the Sperry Rand Corporation (SIC-3679) facility in Great Neck, New York. Workers in the Incoming Inspection area had developed dermatitis on hands and arms after handling tote boxes impregnated with the antistatic agent bis- hydroxyethyltallowamine (BHETA). Use of the boxes was discontinued after about 8 months, but symptoms continued in some workers. Application of BHETA to the skin of six unexposed volunteers resulted in irritant reactions to 50 percent and 25 percent BHETA, varying reactions to 12.5 and 6.13 percent BHETA, and no reactions at lower concentrations; one individual had a delayed reaction at the site and reacted to a closed patch test with 0.5 percent BHETA. Necrotic irritant reactions were produced by two skin applications of 25 percent BHETA in guineapigs, while three applications of 2.5 percent BHETA produced shallow cutaneous ulcerations. No BHETA was detected in wipe samples taken 4 months after use of the tote boxes was discontinued. Three of 18 workers tested with 0.5 percent BHETA had weakly positive reactions. The author concludes that BHETA was a likely cause of the dermatitis. The author recommends that the BHETA impregnated tote boxes previously used should not be reintroduced
Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-90-240-2259: The Caldwell Group; North Carolina
No full textIn response to a report of neurologic conditions in three former employees of Caldwell Systems, Inc. (SIC-4953), Hudson, North Carolina, an investigation was made into possible occupational exposures. The hazardous waste incinerator facility was operated by The Caldwell Group, Lenoir, North Carolina. Similar health problems were reported among employees from two other facilities owned and operated by Caldwell: Caldwell Industrial Services, Inc., Hudson, North Carolina; and Mitchell Systems, Inc., Spruce Pines, North Carolina. Employee symptoms included headache, irritability, memory impairment, hot flashes, nystagmus, ataxia, tremor, and labile blood pressure. Fourteen former employees reported by a local physician to have neurologic problems related to occupational chemical exposures were examined. Their most frequently reported symptoms were nonspecific; the most frequent finding was diminished concentration. All had psychiatric symptoms, but the diagnoses were not sufficiently supported with information which could link them to specific work related exposures. Two subjects had similar movement disorders characterized by myoclonus. Tremor was seen in two subjects. In a study of 54 former workers, the most frequent neurologic finding was a mild postural tremor in eight participants. Worker reports of environmental conditions and symptoms suggested that substantial exposures might have occurred, especially before 1987. The author recommends that all workers at hazardous waste facilities be educated about risks of exposure, trained to minimize exposure and offered the fullest protection against exposure
